Joe

Mantiply

Mantiply heads back north of the border to fortify Toronto’s left-handed relief depth. The 35-year-old southpaw made just 10 appearances for the Diamondbacks last year before latching on with the Blue Jays on a minor league pact. He’s merely organizational depth at this advanced stage of his career.

The 34-year-old southpaw was inked to a minor league contract by the Blue Jays back in July but spent his entire time with the organization at Triple-A Buffalo. There he registered a 3.45 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 19/0 K/BB ratio over 15 2/3 innings. Once considered one of the better setup men in the National League, Mantiply shouldn’t have any trouble finding another opportunity on the open market.

Mantiply was released by the Diamondbacks on July 2, and it took a bit for the former All-Star reliever to find a new home. He’ll head to Triple-A Buffalo to try and recapture his old form — or at least a semblance of it — and could be an option for the Toronto bullpen at some point this summer. The Blue Jays will need to add him to the 40-man roster for that promotion to take place.

It wasn’t enough that the Diamondbacks optioned the struggling southpaw back to Triple-A Reno in mid-May, he has now been stripped of his place on the team’s 40-man roster as well. Mantiply has posted a 15.83 ERA, 3.00 WHIP and an 8/3 K/BB ratio over 9 2/3 innings with the D’Backs this season. He has proven to be a viable contributor to big league bullpens in the past though, which could be enough for another team to take a chance on him on waivers.

Mantiply appeared in just two games during this brief stint with the D’Backs, and the results weren’t any better — giving up four runs on six hits and a walk over 2 1/3 innings. He’ll continue to sort out his issues at the Triple-A level. In 10 games in the bigs, he’s thrown 9 2/3 innings and allowed 17 earned runs.

Mantiply rejoins Arizona’s relief corps after spending a couple weeks in Triple-A exile. The 34-year-old veteran southpaw was sent down back in mid-April after struggling to a 15.95 ERA in eight relief appearances to kick off the season.

Mantiply has been jettisoned to the minors after playing a starring role during Friday’s sudden implosion against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The 34-year-old southpaw recorded only two outs and was charged with three runs in an eventual loss. Not great.

It’s a nice raise over the $925,000 that the 33-year-old southpaw took home during the 2024 season. Mantiply has become one of the most reliable arms in the Diamondbacks’ bullpen, registering a 3.92 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 53/18 K/BB ratio over 59 2/3 innings during the 2024 campaign. Expect him to function in a middle relief capacity once again in 2025.

Mantiply gets the nod to open Tuesday’s showdown at Dodger Stadium with Ryne Nelson to follow afterwards in a bulk relief role.

Diamondbacks’ skipper Torey Lovullo told reporters after Sunday’s win over the Tigers that Joe Mantiply will serve as the opener on Monday — giving him a chance to face both Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman in the opening inning. Not that Cecconi is a recommended streaming option against the Dodgers, but his chances of earning a victory do improve slightly working as the bulk guy out of the bullpen rather than starting.